Daniel Llewellyn, Sr., of Charles City

Daniel Llewellen

• Birth: 1600 - Chelmsford, Essex, , England
• Death: Feb 13 1664 Chelmsford,,Essex,England
• Wife: Ann, widow of Robert Hallom
• Children: Daniel, Martha Jones, Margaret Cruse

Daniel Llewellen was born in 1600 at Chelmsford, Essex, England. He married Ann Was on 16 February 1640 at Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States. He arrived in 1637 to Virginia. He died on 13 February 1664 at Chelmsford, Essex, England

Biography

DANIEL LLEWELLYN, gentleman, was in Virginia by 19 September 1633 when he was claimed as a headright by Capt. William Perry. He received a patent on 27 October 1642 for 856 acres on "Upper branches of Turkey Island Creek" and adjacent to "Mr. Aston's land" in which he claimed 17 headrights, including Robert and Frances Hallom.

The Last Will and Testament of Daniel Llewellyn was made while he was a resident of Chelmsford, County Essex, England. He devised the land in Charles City County to his wife Ann for her lifetime, then to son Daniel; servants to Daniel's sister Martha Jones; 50 shillings for a ring to daughter Margaret and to her husband. He directed that he should be buried in the parish church at Chelmsford "neare the reading deske."

The will names only three children: Daniel, Martha Jones, and Margaret Cruse

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Robert Hallom had died and she had married Daniel Llewellyn by 1640. He was in Virginia before 19 Sep 1633 when he was claimed as a headright by Capt. William Perry.

After Ann married Daniel Llewellyn, he undertook the management of the Virginia interests of the Halloms still in England which produced a considerable correspondence and is recorded in the court records of Charles City County. He died while in England on business.

notes

From Jones of Fleet Bay - Harris Ancestors

Mrs. Martha Jones, the wife of Robert Jones, was mentioned as executrix of Robert Hughes, on April 7, 1677. The Va. Historical Mag. gives an abstract of the Will of Daniel Lluellen, of Chelmsford, Essex, planter, dated February 6, 1663, in which his daughter is named as Martha Jones, and James Jauncey is named an executor (Va. Historical Mag., July, p. 53, 1905).

Capt. Daniel Luellin was granted 636 acs. in Chas. City Co., on March 10, 1655, 'on the head of Sherly hundred, commonly known by the name of Rich Levell, E. upon land of Mr. Walter Aston, & N. upon his own land; & 200 acs. in or near Shirly hundred, which was in possession of Edward Gardner, dec'd., N. upon 40 acs. of land purchased of Edward Madison, & S. upon land lately belonging to Serjant John Harris; 63 acs. in Sherly hundred, beg. at land of sd. Luellins ... next towards Sherly hundred maine. 270 acs. by patent dated 26 Oct. 1650; 200 acs. by patent 11 July 1653; 63 acs. purchased of Dorothy Baker, the relict of John Baker (Barker, relative of William Barker, aforementioned); 63 acs. purchased of Michael Turpin ... (Nugent, C&P, vol. 1, p. 317).

Links

• "Mr. Robert Jones, of Fleet's Bay, Northumberland County, and Some of His Descendants" by by Keach, O. A.  The William and Mary Quarterly, Volume 23. Published January 1, 1915. Pages 191-202
• http://legendsofthefamily.blogspot.com/2017/10/daniel-llewellyn-bui...
• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Aug 18 2017, 20:59:31 UTC
• Early Virginia Immigrants, 1623-1666 [database on-line]. Page 204. AncestryImage Lewellin, Daniell, 1637, by Henry Perry, Charles River Co.
• Ancestry.com. A brief visit with the old folks [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data:Taylor, George,. A brief visit with the old folks. La Grange, Ill.: unknown, 1975. “Price.” AncestryImage

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